NSC about to set sail

"The center will create the optimal conditions for promoting the sport of sailing amongst children, youth and the disabled. The fortunate localization in the Vistula river delta in Gdańsk Bay, which is naturally sheltered from the open sea and close to Sopot, Gdańsk and Gdynia, is an unquestionable advantage," says Krzysztof Zawalski, director of the NSC.

The construction of the zł.18 million sports complex was launched in February 2005. The funds came from the European Regional Development Fund, the National Lottery Foundation and the AWFiS.

The technical and teaching buildings within the center are now all ready. The complex will host a 480-sqm dry-dock, a meteorological and navigation office, multimedia rooms, three lecture halls, a gym, sauna, restaurant, cafe and 12 hotel rooms for around 50 people. Currently, the telecommunication, Internet and multimedia infrastructure along with a regatta sailing simulator are being installed. The National Sailing Center will be equipped with over 60 boats, including eight for the disabled.

The Polish Regatta in the l'Equipe and 420 classifications, the first events in the National Sailing Center, will be organized between June 23 and 25.

Andrzej Wróbel